gesticulate

[ je-stik-yuh-leyt ]

/ dʒɛˈstɪk yəˌleɪt /

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verb (used without object), ges·tic·u·lat·ed, ges·tic·u·lat·ing.

to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.

verb (used with object), ges·tic·u·lat·ed, ges·tic·u·lat·ing.

to express by gesturing.

OTHER WORDS FOR gesticulate

1 gesture, motion, wave, signal.

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Origin of gesticulate

1595–1605; <Latin gesticulātus (past participle of gesticulārī), equivalent to Late Latin (assumed in Latin ) gesticul(us) gesture (diminutive of gestus;see gestic, -cule¹) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gesticulate

ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry

[je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dʒɛˈstɪk yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveges·tic·u·la·tor, nouno·ver·ges·tic·u·late, verb, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ed, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ing.o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective

o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive·ly, adverbun·ges·tic·u·lat·ing, adjectiveun·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjectiveun·ges·tic·u·la·to·ry, adjective

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How to use gesticulate in a sentence

I moved my lips and gesticulated frantically without result.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners|Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky,|December 2, 2020|Nautilus
He was a little goofy looking and gesticulated a lot, but he was sweet and had theories about a million things, especially her.
The Love Guru|Sean Macaulay|September 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
As he spoke he gesticulated slightly, and no second glance was needed to realise that he was a thorough-going cosmopolitan.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
The more Hadria tried to discover what had happened and what he meant, the faster he spoke and the more wildly he gesticulated.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

They gesticulated as they talked, and shrugged their pretty shoulders with a grace taught them by our Spanish predecessors.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
His teeth showed white in his beard; he gesticulated and the shadow behind him danced with fury.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Captain Hull gesticulated with such violence that the tight breeches of his naval uniform split from hip to knee.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for gesticulate

gesticulate

/ (dʒɛˈstɪkjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

to express by or make gestures

Derived forms of gesticulate

gesticulative, adjectivegesticulator, noun

Word Origin for gesticulate

C17: from Latin gesticulārī, from Latin gesticulus (unattested except in Late Latin) gesture, diminutive of gestus gesture, from gerere to bear, conduct

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